Welcome to my class!
Unit 1 Tales of the Unexplained
Yeti, Bigfoot and
the Wild Man of Shennongjia
Describe Yeti in the following picture.
thick black
fur
huge
shoulders
long
arms
large
hands
large
feet
heavily
built
man-like/ apelike
Do you believe that this kind of
creature really exists in the world?
Project Telling about an
unexplained mystery
Learning objectives:
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to
(1) have a better knowledge on world
mysteries after reading the passage;
(2) learn how a mysterious story can be
written and follow the given structure to write
a story about one of the mysteries you are
interested in.
Reading
Task 1 Reading for structure
Read the passage quickly and
get the topic sentence of
each paragraph.
Para 1 For centuries, people have reported seeing a wild
creature ... called Yeti. (sentence 1)
Para 2 In 1998… saw a Yeti ...(sentence 1)
Para 3 In 2007… saw Yeti tracks...(sentence 1)
Para 4 …have seen a Wild Man ... in the Shennongjia
(sentence 2)
Para 5 A scientist became convinced they exist. (sentence 2)
Para 6Scientists hope that the mystery will be solved one day
(sentence 1)
Part1:
Descriptions of Yetis in
different places.
Part2:
Scientists hope to find the
truth.
Part3:
A scientist’s opinion about
Yetis.
Part4:
Reports about seeing Yetis in
the Himalayas for centuries.
(Para____
1)
(Paras_______
2-4 )
(Para____
5)
(Para____
6)
Task 2 Reading for details
Read the passage carefully and
finish the following table.
Report of ▼Being a large and (1) _____
hairy animal
being
__________
seeing a ▼Walking on two feet like a (2)human
Yeti
thick black fur
Yeti in the
▼ Having (3)____________
huge shoulders
Himalayas
▼ Being six feet tall with (4)__________,
long arms and large hands
Tracks ▼ 33 centimeters (6)________
in length
(5)________
Evidence
near Mount
▼ Looking like the tracks of Bigfoot
for its
Qomolangma
existence
amazing speed and
▼ Moving with(7)________________
strength
▼ Large tracks
Becoming convincedthat they exist
Scientist’s ▼ (9)_______________
opinion ▼ Being linked to a common ancestor, an animal that
(8)______
lived in Asia some 300,000 years ago
Hope The mystery will be solved.
(10)_____
Wild Man in
Shennongjia
Writing
Do you enjoy reading this story?
If you are supposed to write a story
about Yetis, how will you write it?
How did the writer write it?
Yeti, Bigfoot and Wild Man of Shennongjia
Part
1
(Para 1)
Main idea
title
beginning
Yetis are reported to have been
seen all over the world.
details/evidence
2
Descriptions of Yetis in different
(Paras 2-4) places.
opinion
3
A scientist’s opinion about Yetis.
(Para 5)
an open ending
4
(Para 6) Scientists hope to find the truth.
To write a story about an unexplained
to arouse readers’ interest
mystery, we need to think about:
 an interesting title
to support para1

an attractive beginning
to make readers
storythink more about Yetis

some details of the

scientists or people’s opinions

an open ending of the story

illustrate with some pictures
to give readers
if any
imagination
Group work:
Telling a mysterious story
Haveand
a
Planning TryGather
your best
to
discussion
and
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the
Preparing
analyze
make
youryour
story
decide
story to thefrom
information
more
attractive
topic,
and
then
various
sources,
class.
and illustrate
assign
the your
tasks
and write
with
pictures
if
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the
group
part.
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members.
Producing
Presenting
UFO
Loch Ness Monster
Crop Circles
Lake Tianchi Monster
Task 3
Write a story about one of the
mysteries you are interested in.
UFO
Loch Ness Monster
Crop Circles
Title: ____________________
For centuries, people have reported seeing ______
______________________________________________.
In the year of ____, __________________________
_______________________________________________.
Scientists/People believe that _________________
______________________________________________.
In my opinion, _______________________________
________________________________________________.
Presenting
Now it’s your turn to present your
story to us.
We are interested in ______.
Our story is about____.
The title of the story is ________________.
Homework
Better your writing after class.